Valentine's Day turned tragic when a pickup truck killed a
78-year-old woman and injured her husband while the elderly couple crossed
Southeast Division Street on Friday, police said.

The victims had been walking corner-to-corner – which, under
Oregon law, is an unmarked crosswalk – when a 2014 GMC pickup turned east from
Southeast 84th Avenue and struck the couple around 11:25 a.m., said Sgt. Pete
Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman.

The woman died at the scene. Her 80-year-old husband was
rushed to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Simpson said.

The 38-year-old driver remained at the scene. Police do no
suspect he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the crash,
Simpson said.

Police said they would release the names of the victims and
the driver on Saturday.

The accident marks the second traffic-related fatality this
year, Simpson said.